Planning commission allows bathroom, office in Larkin shop but flags wholesale nursery use in residential zone

The Hooper City Planning Commission on March 13 approved a conditional use permit to add a bathroom and office space within an existing oversized structure at 6690 West 5100 South owned by Tyler Larkin, with a condition that all work not proceed until the parcel is in compliance with applicable city and state ordinances.

The permit vote addressed only the plumbing and interior-office change; commissioners and staff repeatedly noted the separate question of whether Mr. Larkins broader operation at the site qualifies as a wholesale nursery and therefore conflicts with Hoopers residential zoning. That larger land-use question was not resolved at the meeting; commissioners directed staff to enforce city code if the use exceeds what was permitted.

Commission staff told the commission the building originally carried an agricultural-only condition…